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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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